| The Goat Who Sailed the World |
| 2007 |
Shorlisted for the KOALA (Kids Own Australian Literature Awards) Fiction for Older Readers |
| Josephine Wants to Dance |
| 2007 |
Shortlisted for KOALAs (Kids Own Australian Literature Awards): Picturebook |
| Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year: Younger Children |
| They Came on Viking Ships |
| 2007 |
Shortlisted for the Essex Book Award (published in the UK as Slavegirl) |
| 2006 |
Shortlisted for NSW Premier's History Award |
| Shortlisted as a notable book for the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards - Younger Readers |
| The Secret World of Wombats |
| 2006 |
Shortlisted – NSW Premier’s Awards: Patricia Wrightson Prize |
| Shortlisted for the Wilderness Society's non-fiction award |
| Pete
The Sheep |
| 2005 |
Shortlisted as notable for the Children's Book Council of Australia
Awards - Picture Book of the Year |
| Shortlisted for the KOALAs (Kids' Own Australian Literature Award) - top ten |
| To
The Moon and Back |
| 2005 |
Winner - Children's Book Council of Australia Awards - Eve Pownall
Award for Information Books |
| My
Dad the Dragon |
| 2005 |
Shortlisted as notable for the Children's Book Council of Australia
Awards - Younger Readers |
| Tom
Appleby, Convict Boy |
| 2005 |
Shortlisted as notable for the Children's Book Council of Australia
Awards - Younger Readers |
| Valley
of Gold |
| 2004 |
Notable Book in the Children's Book Council Book
of the Year Awards |
| Flesh
and Blood |
| 2004 |
Shortlisted for the 2004 Aurealis Awards for Fantasy and Science
Fiction - Best Young Adult Novel |
| Diary
of a Wombat |
| 2007 |
2007 KROC (Kids Reading Oz Choice) Awards Favourite Book |
| 2004 |
USA Benjamin Franklin Award |
| USA Lemmee Award |
| KIND Award USA |
| Shortlisted for a Bilby Award |
| 2003 |
Notable Children's Book by the American Library Association (ALA) |
| Voted Favourite Picture Book of the Year in the Cuffie Awards in
the USA |
| Tied with Diary of a Worm for Funniest Book in the Cuffie
Awards in the USA |
| Number two on the 'Best 20 picture books for 2003' in the USA |
| Cool Award, for Best Picture Book, voted by the kids of the ACT |
| Winner Young Australian Readers’ Award |
| Winner KOALA Award for Best Picture Book |
| ABA Book of the Year |
| Honour Book for the CBC Picture Book of the Year |
| Shotlisted for the KOALA, COOL and YABBA awards |
| Shortlisted for the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
for Picture Book of the Year |
| Shortlisted in the Australian Publisher's Association Book Design
Awards for Best Designed Children's Picture Book |
| Shortlisted in the Picture Book category of the Children's Choice
Book Awards |
| Ride
the Wild Wind |
| 2003 |
Shortlisted for the Patricia Wrightson Award in the NSW Premier’s
Awards |
| Shortlisted as a Notable Book for the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards |
| In
the Blood |
| 2002 |
ACT Book of the Year for 2002 |
| Lady
Dance |
| 2001 |
Notable Book: CBCA (Children’s Book Council of
Australia) Book of the Year |
| Stamp,
Stomp, Whomp |
| 2001 |
Notable Book: CBCA Book of the Year |
| Missing
You, Love Sara |
| 2002 |
Shortlisted for the KOALAs (Kids’ Own Australian Literature
Award) |
| Shortlisted in the Older Readers’ category of the Young Australian’s
Best Book Award (YABBA) |
| 2001 |
Notable Book: CBCA Book of the Year |
| Shortlisted for the West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award
(WAYRBA) in the Older Readers’ category |
| Hitler’s
Daughter |
| 2007 |
Shorlisted for the KOALA (Kids Own Australian Literature Awards) Fiction for Older Readers |
| 2005 |
Shortlisted for the KOALAs |
| The Japanese version received the semi-grand prix of the Sankei
Children's Book Awards in June. |
| 2004 |
Shortlisted for the COOL and YABBA awards |
| 2003 |
Named a "Blue Ribbon" book by the Bulletin for the Center
of Children's Books in the USA. |
| Shotlisted for the KOALA, COOL and YABBA awards |
| Shortlisted in the Older Readers' category of the Children's Choice
Book Awards |
| 2002 |
Shortlisted for the KOALA and COOL awards |
| Shortlisted in the Older Readers’ category of the YABBAs |
| UK National Literacy Association WOW! Award |
| 2001 |
Shortlisted in the Older Readers’ category of the Bilby (Books
I Love Best Yearly) Awards |
| Shortlisted in the Older Readers’ category of the YABBAs |
| Shortlisted in the Younger Reader’s category of the WAYRBAs |
| 2000 |
Shortlisted for the Sanderson Young Adult Audio Book of the Year
Awards: Vision Australia Library |
| Winner, CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers |
| How
to Guzzle Your Garden |
| 2000 |
Shortlisted, Eve Pownall Award for Information, CBCA Book of the
Year |
| Daughter
of the Regiment |
| 1999 |
Shortlisted, CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers |
| Somewhere
Around the Corner |
| 1995 |
Honour Book, CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers |
| Highly Commended in the NSW Family Therapy Association & Victorian
Association of Family Therapists, The Family Award for Children’s
Books |
| Walking
the Boundaries |
| 1994 |
Notable Book, CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers |
| Shortlisted in the Junior Section of the Australian Multicultural
Children’s Literature Awards |
| Rainstones |
| 1993 |
Shortlisted in the Primary Age Group of the WAYRBAs |
| 1992 |
Shortlisted, CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers |
| 1991 |
Shortlisted, Children’s Book Award in the NSW Premier’s
Literary Awards |
| The
Roo that Won the Melbourne Cup |
| 1992 |
Notable Book, CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers |
| And let’s not forget the Half
a Mars Bar Award. |
| This was awarded to Jackie by two
boys, who thought her books were the best in the universe and saved
up to buy her a Mars Bar. But they ate half of it on the bus as they
thought she wouldn't mind sharing. |
